Don't need a weatherman....

[cyrano]

Can I just say that Mozilla completely rocks? Mark, you're so right, and I'm glad I finally got the energy to install it.

And in other news, Oregon voters may have the chance to decide whether they want to know if their food has been genetically altered.
Surprisingly, many corporations are quite opposed to this and claim that the costs would be prohibitive--businesses would collapse and food prices would skyrocket.
This labelling is already being done in Europe, but I'm not certain what effects it had there.

Comments

[kirbyk.livejournal.com]

While I can't see a strong reason not to label things, if people care, I still haven't heard a coherent argument about why we _should_ care about genetic engineering.

It's not like this is going to create killer mutant vegetables. It's not even fundamentally different than all the centuries of genetic manipulation through conventional means - it's just faster.

A lot of the environmental movement stuff I agree with, but this is just lost on me.

[esmerel.livejournal.com]

I'm with you on this one. Honestly, it's an advanced method of cross breeding, with better chances of success.

[tamago.livejournal.com]

Potentially I can see it being useful for people with allergies. For example, if you know you're allergic to, say, potatoes, and the green beans you're buying have potato genes in them and you have a reaction, it's kind of nice to be able to backtrack. I know I'm being overly simplistic, but it sounds plausible.

Besides, I'm one of those freaks who is curious and reads labels for entertainment value.